Merel Visser

Advocaat | Associate

Merel maakt deel uit van het Healthcare & Life Sciences team. Zij begeleidt, adviseert en procedeert (voor) partijen binnen de zorg- en life sciences sector.

Merel heeft naast haar bachelor Rechtsgeleerdheid en master Recht van de Gezondheidszorg aan de Erasmus Universiteit van Rotterdam, een bachelor Gezondheid & Leven behaald aan de Vrije Universiteit van Amsterdam. Daarnaast heeft zij enige tijd als jurist bij de Nederlandse Zorgautoriteit (NZa) gewerkt. Door haar ervaring (in verschillende hoedanigheden) in de zorgsector is Merel in staat om juridische uitdagingen uit verschillende invalshoeken te benaderen.

Merel heeft het vermogen om het complexe speelveld te vertalen naar een pragmatische oplossing waarbij de kwaliteiten van iedereen binnen dit speelveld benut wordt. Met duidelijke analyses van problemen die vertaald worden naar een werkbaar stappenplan begeleidt Merel haar cliënten om te komen tot een oplossing.

'What I find unique is the seamless collaboration between lawyers with diverse specialisations-’ ‘Van Doorne has a multidisciplinary team of lawyers who specialise in health law. As a result, they are able to provide clients with good and specialist support with a broad view. They are flexible and quickly deployable. ’ ‘Van Doorne’s lawyers take a broad view of an issue, look not only at the short-term profit, but also at the longer-term effects, and are open and honest in their advice.’ ‘Van Doorne has senior expertise. They also have very good knowledge of the health care sector.’ ‘The healthcare team has relevant expertise. They combine extensive insider-knowledge of the healthcare sector with extensive legal expertise. Their experience is very valuable, they have seen a lot. ’

Overheid & Regulering Healthcare & Life sciences

"Van Doorne is able to see the bigger picture" "They lawyers are always to the point and swift in their reactions" "They are easy to reach and can respond quickly and adequately. They quickly understand what is needed in a situation and respond accordingly"

Overheid & Regulering Healthcare

'Substantive expertise combined with a pragmatic approach and highly effective, actionable advice. They understand the dynamics in boardrooms and act accordingly.’ 'The employment team of Van Doorne exhibits remarkable responsiveness, an impressive depth of knowledge, and a strong focus on business. They consistently provide high-level advice while maintaining a warm and personal approach. They are very pleasant to work with.’ ‘Deep knowledge regarding pension matters – not only the legal side, but also the financial and governance side are taken into consideration when giving advice. Smooth cooperation with other legal areas within the firm.’

Arbeid & Pensioen Employment

‘They provide swift and spot-on advice, including alternative solutions and recommendations for the best way forward. In other words, the team not only gives legal advice but also guides you in a very professional way.’ ‘The team is responsive. It provides hands-on advice on a tactical level. Matters are being handled by a multidisciplinary team, with all relevant subject matter experts involved. The firm is able to engage international experts quickly too.’ ‘Outstanding expertise – the team is reliable, discreet, responsive and provides a quality service.’ ‘The team was very well integrated. The overall transaction was an exceedingly complex acquisition that had very complicated and integrated commercial relationships with third parties that all had to be negotiated in tandem and the Van Doorne team worked seamlessly to deliver an excellent product to enable us to complete the transaction.’

Ondernemingsrecht Commercial, corporate and M&A

Ondernemingsrecht M&A

'Experience is key in this profession and that’s what they have.’ ‘Very professional, fast, solutions-driven and available.’ ‘Van Doorne has one of the largest corporate teams in the Netherlands, paired with true knowledge of the PE houses’ focus points and demands. This stems from their elaborate PE practice.’ ‘Van Doorne is a reliable partner in terms of quality and reliability of the service and I never had any billing issues. They work in a focused and transparent way.’

Ondernemingsrecht Private Equity

"We know that matters will be handled by Van Doorne with excellence and a strong practical approach" "The team is very flexible and accessible" "Van Doorne resolves complex matters in a pragmatic way, keeping our best interests at heart"

Ondernemingsrecht Corporate/M&A: Mid-market

Daniëlle Westerhoff

Advocaat-fiscalist | Partner